Biography
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Years Active
2012 – present (12 years)
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Founded In
Uijeongbu, Gyeonggido, Korea, Republic of
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Members
- 이수현 (2012 – present)
- 이찬혁 (2012 – present)
AKMU (Hangul: 악뮤, also known as Akdong Musician (Hangul: 악동뮤지션)) is a South Korean duo made up of siblings Lee Chanhyuk (vocals, songwriter, guitar) and Lee SuHyun (vocals). They are the winners of the second season of SBS's K-Pop Star. During their run on the show, they won critical acclaim and saw chart success performing Chan-hyuk's compositions instead of covering other artists. Their songs "매력있어" and "Crescendo (크레셴도)" hit #1 on Gaon, Korea's national chart, while they were still contestants. They have since had 5 number one singles on Gaon since 2012, the most recent being "RE-BYE" (2016). They also have notched 15 top ten hits on Gaon, which includes non-single tracks.
Their contribution to the soundtrack of "All About My Romance", I Love You, also did well charting at #3 shortly after their win on K-Pop Star 2. The siblings signed with YG Entertainment in May 2013 and officially debuted with PLAY, their debut LP, on April 7, 2014. Their third #1 single, "200%" was featured on the album. A single, 시간과 낙엽, was released in the same year on October 10, 2014 which became their fourth #1 single.
The group's next release was only released by YG Entertainment almost two years later on May 4, 2016. A mini album, SPRING, did well on the charts and yielded them their fifth #1 single on Gaon, RE-BYE. Their next full album, WINTER, was released on January 3, 2017 and featured two title tracks; "오랜 날 오랜 밤" did the better and charted at #2 on Gaon's Digital Chart. Further releases in 2017 include a collaboration with trot singer, Yang Hee Eun, and a summer single, SUMMER EPISODE.
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